22 October 1787

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: [As mainpiece the playbill announces She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, but "The Beggar's Opera being performed in lieu of She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not (because of Mrs Jordan's illness) was very well received." Reference is made to Dignum as Macheath and Mrs Crouch as Polly (Public Advertiser, 23 Oct.).] Receipts: #110 10s. 6d. [83.11.0; 26.3.0; 0.16.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Beggar's Opera. [See 22 Jan. 1788.% *aHarlequin's Invasion. As 15 Oct. *c[As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not</i>, but "<i>The Beggar's Opera</i> being performed in lieu of <i>She Wou'd and SheWou'd Not</i> (because of $Mrs Jordan='s illness) was very well received." Reference is made to $Dignum= as <i>Macheath</i>r and $Mrs Crouch= as <i>Polly</i>r (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 23 Oct.).] Receipts: #110 10s. 6d. [83.11.0; 26.3.0; 0.16.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1787 10 22 dl The Beggar's Opera. ^See17880122^.*a1787 10 22 dl Harlequin's Invasion. ^As17871015^.*c1787 10 22 dl [As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not</i>, but "<i>The Beggar's Opera</i> being performed in lieu of <i>She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not</i> (because of $Mrs Jordan='s illness) was very well received." Reference is made to $Dignum= as <i>Macheath</i>r and $Mrs Crouch= as <i>Polly</i>r (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 23 Oct.).] Receipts: #110 10s. 6d. [83.11.0; 26.3.0; 0.16.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45170 | 17871022 | dl | [As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not</i>, but "<i>The Beggar's Opera</i> being performed in lieu of <i>She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not</i> (because of $Mrs Jordan='s illness) was very well received." Reference is made to $Dignum= as <i>Macheath</i> and $Mrs Crouch= as <i>Polly</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 23 Oct.).] Receipts: #110 10s. 6d. [83.11.0; 26.3.0; 0.16.6)
    Performance: 97991 | 45170 | p | The Beggar's Opera | See17880122.
    Performance: 97992 | 45170 | a | Harlequin's Invasion | As17871015.
    AsSeeDate: 97992 | dl | a | As | 17871015
    Cast:
    614744 | 97992 | Mrs Snip | Mrs Booth
    614745 | 97992 | Bog | Alfred
    614746 | 97992 | Taffy | Wilson.
    614747 | 97992 | Corporal Bounce | Phillimore
    614748 | 97992 | Justice | Chaplin.
    614749 | 97992 | Harlequin | R. Palmer
    614750 | 97992 | Simon | Moody
    614751 | 97992 | Gasconade | Baddeley
    614752 | 97992 | Mercury | Dignum
    614753 | 97992 | Abram | Waldron
    614754 | 97992 | Forge | Burton
    614755 | 97992 | Snip | Suett
    614756 | 97992 | Old Woman | Mr Fawcett
    614757 | 97992 | Sukey Chitterlin | Miss Collins
    614758 | 97992 | Dolly Snip | Miss Pope.

Mainpiece

Title: The Beggar's Opera
Comments:
See17880122.
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

Publish Date: 1728
Author: J.C. Pepusch
Author: John Gay
Birth: 1685
Death: 1732

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin's Invasion
Comments:
As17871015.
Cast:

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